Kind of surprised that no one has brought up the Gervais Principle. It was even covered on this site a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8812

Kind of surprised that no one has brought up the Gervais Principle. It was even covered on this site a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=881296 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=881296 The guys who pretend are Losers, the true believers who don't are Clueless. As the subjects of the HBR article are consultant types, I'll bet many of the Clueless there think they are Sociopaths. Anyhow, my hat's off to the Losers who manage to score a solid paycheck without working/drinking themselves into an early grave.